nucmednet Chapter 483: Caught in the act, planning ahead
Chapter 483: Caught in the act, planning ahead
Finally, the third prince found a suitable place and dragged Qin Yumo ashore. After laying her flat, he patted her cheek.
"Yu Mo! Wake up, Yu Mo!" The third prince called several times but there was no response.
After hesitating for a while, he put his hands on Qin Yumo's chest. After just a few presses, some water flowed out of Qin Yumo's mouth.
He immediately pressed it a few more times.
"Yumo, wake up!"
However, Qin Yumo just spit out a few mouthfuls of water and showed no signs of waking up.
The third prince was anxious and made up his mind. He leaned down and just as his lips touched Qin Yumo's lips, he heard a familiar voice.
"Third Prince! You..."
It’s Xiao Yanan!
The third prince was so frightened that he quickly raised his head.
Where on earth did Xiao Yan'an come from? How come he didn't notice it at all? The key point was that Xiao Yan'an was holding a lantern in his hand, lighting up the place.
"Prince! Have you found the Third Prince?" another voice sounded.
Jin Mingxue, with a group of people, walked towards this side hurriedly, holding lanterns.
The third prince looked in the direction they came from. There was no road there at all, but only bushes and thorns. He also found that Xiao Yanan's clothes were torn in many places.
The situation of Jin Mingxue and his men was not much better.
They really know how to find it!
"Lord Jin, come quickly! We found the Third Prince!" Xiao Yan'an responded loudly.
The Third Prince's face was gloomy.
Xiao Yanan definitely didn't find this place by accident, but had always known about his movements and just happened to show up! He even brought people from the government office with him! Was he afraid that the incident wasn't big enough?
"Greetings, Third Prince. Third Prince, are you okay?" Jin Mingxue asked with concern.
The Third Prince did not answer, but picked up the still unconscious Qin Yumo and told Jin Mingxue, "Go get a doctor quickly."
"Yes." Jin Mingxue responded immediately.
The third prince was no longer afraid now, and he carried Qin Yumo to where there were many people.
"Third Prince, wait for me, I'll light the way for you!" Xiao Yan'an chased after him holding a lantern.
At this moment, the third prince had a lot of thoughts in his mind.
In the end, one can only adopt the mentality of "broken jar, broken jar".
A lot of people had gathered on the river bank, including those from the Rongguo Mansion, the Qin Xiang Mansion, the government office, and some people who lived nearby who came to watch the fun.
Rong Yuchuan watched the Third Prince carrying Qin Yumo and walking towards him. His expression was not overly surprised, but rather very calm.
The people in Prime Minister Qin’s mansion are different.
Especially Zhen, who felt like the sky was falling when she saw this scene.
Chen went to meet him with a worried look on her face.
"Momo! Why are you so stupid? If anything happens to you, how will your mother live?" Chen cried bitterly.
The third prince knew Chen's identity and let Qin Yumo go. Chen immediately squatted down to check on Qin Yumo's condition.
"Her life is not in danger, she is just unconscious. I have asked someone to call a doctor."
Chen immediately knelt on the ground and kowtowed to the Third Prince. "Thank you, Third Prince, for saving Momo's life. If Third Prince hadn't jumped into the water in time to save her, Momo...she..." Chen choked up and couldn't say the rest of the words as if she was too sad to say them.
Soon, the doctor came and after a round of treatment, Qin Yumo woke up.
She first looked around blankly, and finally, her gaze fell on the third prince. A trace of worry and anxiety suddenly flashed in her eyes.
"Third Prince, why...why did you save me? Just let me fulfill my love for you and leave this world with a clean slate." After Qin Yumo finished speaking, she couldn't help covering her face and crying.
"Don't do such stupid things again." The third prince consoled her and turned to Chen and said, "Take Yumo back home first and take good care of her."
"Yes, Your Highness." Chen responded immediately.
The Third Prince looked at Zhen again, "I know that a woman's reputation is more important than her life. I will give Prime Minister Qin's Mansion a satisfactory explanation. During this period, no one is allowed to embarrass Qin Yumo! This matter is not her fault."
He knew that his mother had sent people to Prime Minister Qin's residence twice.
So this sentence was specifically said to Zhen.
After saying this, he walked away.
Chen immediately helped Qin Yumo up and nodded in the direction of Xiao Yan'an and Rong Yuchuan, "Prince, Lord Rong, we will take our leave first."
"Second Madam, take care." Xiao Yan'an replied.
As soon as Chen and Qin Yumo left, Zhen also said goodbye and left.
Rong Yuchuan walked towards Xiao Yanan, "It's so late, you should hurry back home."
"The Third Prince only wanted to give an explanation to Prime Minister Qin's Mansion. Shouldn't he also give an explanation to Duke Rong's Mansion? My uncle is standing right here, and he didn't even say a word."
"What else do we need to explain to each other now? From now on, we will just go our separate ways and have nothing to do with each other."
"That's true." Xiao Yan'an just felt that the Third Prince's attitude was really hard to evaluate.
It seems that the lady’s choice was right.
With such an act of turning his back on someone, can you expect him to be a person who cares about old friendships?
Fortunately, through this incident, the engagement between Qingqing and the third prince was finally completely cancelled.
……
In Chen's carriage.
Qin Yumo was shivering from the cold. Chen held her hand and rubbed it continuously.
"Momo, hold on a little longer. We'll be at your house soon. I'll have someone prepare hot water and ginger soup as soon as we get back."
Qin Yumo held Chen's hand, tears glistening in her eyes, "Mother, we succeeded. The Third Prince still likes me."
"Silly daughter, he doesn't just like you, he values you very much! Today's incident has caused such a big fuss, even the emperor and the queen have to consider the face of our Qin Xiangfu. You are the legitimate daughter of our Qin Xiangfu, and you are qualified to be the consort of the third prince."
"Mother, don't think about the identity of the Third Prince's consort for now. I still have to think about how to handle this matter so that His Highness will receive the least punishment. It would be best if it does not affect His Highness's interests."
Chen had never thought of this.
"If you don't want to be the Third Prince's consort, do you really want to be inferior to Rong Qingqing and be a concubine?"
"Mother, as long as it can bring the greatest benefit to the Third Prince, it is not a grievance at all. What about the principal wife? What about the concubine? The key is to see who the Third Prince's heart is with. Besides, the concubines of the royal family are different from others."
"You always have the best ideas. Mother will listen to you on this matter."
Zhen's carriage was faster. After returning home, it went straight to the old lady's yard.
It was already very late, and Madam Qin usually prepared to go to bed at this time.
She was alarmed by the noise in the mansion and only after asking did she find out what had happened.
So at this moment she was still waiting for Zhen to reply to her.